‘Jazz’ Archives
Louis Armstrong West End Blues (Composer King Oliver)
Amazon.com Widgets Louis Armstrong's Recording of King Oliver's West End Blues was inducted to the the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974. This song, originally recorded in 1928, is about the West side of the French Quarter in New Orleans. It's a magical [...]
The Sweet Sounds of Paul Batto Jr.
Today I came across the sweet sound of Paul Batto Jr. on myspace. Paul's a great guitarist with a wonderful voice. Just what I needed this morning. So I wrote Paul to thank him for entertaining me this morning and he wrote us a nice little note to [...]
Ray Charles Album Re-Released (Happy Birthday Ray Charles)
Ray Charles' hit album The Genius Hits the Road was re-released September 22, 2009 as a tribute to what would have been the singers 79th Birthday September 23, 2009. Here is the track list from the album: 1. Alabamy Bound (1:55) 2. Georgia On My [...]
Top Ten Jazz Vocalists According to About.com
About.com has been running a series lately including the top ten classic jazz albums, top ten Jazz albums (not just classic) and now top ten Jazz vocalist. Being a jazz fan and a blogger I'm keenly interested in these top ten lists. Now about.com did not [...]
Top 10 Classic Jazz Albums
About.com has a nice little blog post you called “A List of Ten Great Recordings to Start Your Jazz Collection” that I tweeted out earlier but it didn’t have music previews, and, when I clicked on the links the prices were a little [...]